The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-30 00:00:00

••••••••••• BONNEVS SILKS a LYON. --Every Article of commerce takes its title either from the inventou or manufacturer, and the more perfect the production the grater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identi flea lon in England ; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex os d by the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following interwoven mark may be seen at the t nd of each piece :—" Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., a yen e a Injurieux." Wear guaranteed. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. From this time until the end of the season there will be four Opera nights in each week, viz., every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and saterday. Mademoiselle Destinn ; Signor WschteL This Evening (Saturday), April 30, will be performed, for the first time this season. Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, LE YROPHETE. Fides, Aldlle. Destinn, her first appearance in that character in England ; Bertha, Madame Rudersdorff; Count Oberthai, Signor Talliallen ; Zaccaria, Signor Capponi ; 3lathisen, ignor Polonini; Olona, Signor Neri-Baraldi ; Sergeant, Signor Rossi ; Peasant, Signor Lucchesi ; and Jean of Leyden, Signor Wachtel, his first appearance in that character in Eng and. Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Grand Skiting Scene and incidental Divertissement will be supported by Md le. Salvoni, Mdlie. Carmine, Mdlle. Navarre, and M. Despla e+. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre stalls, 103. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre. 2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-office under the portico of the theatre, which is open from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and THEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. For the Benefit of Mr. Phelps. THIS EVENING, a .scene from TWELFTH NIGHT. Atter which, will be produced the Grand Stage Revival of Shakapere's Chronicle or Historical Play, entitled the First Part of HENRY THE FOURTH. The cast will include impersonations by those eminent trtists, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. Walter Montgomery, Mr. Walter Lacy, Mr. Addison, Mr. Ryder, Mr. Robert Roxby, Mr. Barrett, Mr. E Phelps, Mr. Rayner, Mr. H. Vandenhoff, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. Ellerton, Mr. Fitz) me Mr. Neville ; Miss Edith Wynne, M ss It c .se Leclercq, and Mrs. Edmund Fal coner, supported by all the Members of the Drury-lane Com pany. Concluding with a new Masque, called THE FAIRIES' FES LIVAL. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. Mr. Wm. Feren and Miss M Harris. - - - After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Weathersby, drc. ; Mesdames Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliam. After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farren, Coe, Sze. ; Mes dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, Nelly Vower, fill, Wright, Rogers, &c. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with THE DAY AFTER THE FAIR: Messrs. Widdi combe, Garden, Moreland, and Miss E. Lavenu. After which, Mr. John Brougham's Original Comedy, PLAYING WITH FIRE. Messrs. J. Brougham, Emery, Widdicomb, J. G. Shore ; Miss C. Leclercq, Miss Henrade, kiss P. Leclercq ; Mrs. Winstanley. Doors open at 7, commence at halt-past. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, DRAWING-ROOMS, SECOND FLOOR. AND AT ---• After which, Shakspere'3 ROMEO AND JULIET. Ro. meo, Mr. J. Nelson ; Mercutio, Mr. Vining ; Nurse, Mrs. H. Marston ; Juliet, Mdlle. Stella Colas. NEW T HEATRE-RO YAL, ADELPRL- Solo Proprietor and Manazer, M:. B. Webster. THIS:EVENING,an apropos Sketch. SHAKESPEARE'S HOUSE: Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, Stephenson. Af er which, at 8, LE AH : Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Billington, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; Miss H. Simms and Mrs. Billington. To conclude with TIIE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, R. Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. MISS BATEMAN.—L E A IL—THIo EVENING and EVERY EVENING.—Miss Bateman will appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish maiden until further notice. In order to give due effect to tuts most remarkable success of the season, entirety new scenery by the celebrated artists Messrs. Danson and ions, and Thompson. New drcsses and appo ntments have been prepared for its production.—N.H. In consequence of the 'tressing and numerous applications at the Box-offhe, ar ingemems have row been Diade by which Seats may be ob tained a Fortnight in Advance. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanboroug - h. THIS EVENING, MY PRESERVER. Alter which (4th time) MA ZOURK A. Messrs. Honey, Turner, &c. ; Marie Wilton, Simpson, &c. Followed by TURN HIM OUT. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.— The greatly successful new Comedy every Evening.— First week of a new Sensation Farce.— Mr. J. Clarke. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. .1. Clarke, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. J. Robinson. Mr, Asuley, Mr. J. Johnstone ; Mrs. Char es Mathews, Miss 11-rhert, Mrs Prank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Nis? Wentworth, and Mrs. Stiring. EVERY EVENING, at 7. a Farce, with a new sensation, called SHAKE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Ashley. Mr. Johnstone ; Miss Fanny Josephs and Miss Patti Josephs. At a quarter before 8, the successful new Comedy, by L. Buckingham, Esq., entitled Tti E SILVER LINIiiG 31r. Charles Mathews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague ; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, at 10, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE : Mr. Ashley and A. Cottrell. Commence at 7. COALS. —The LILLESHAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 2ss. per ton. I Double.. 215. per ton. Top 255. „ Nut 5........ 19s. „ Deep ....225. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent TIME THUD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, pan be had Every Evening of G. R. GLILNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather--Sun Office, April 30, 1864. THER3,IO3JETER. This day at Two o'clock 5l Barometer-30.15. Wind—W.; moderate breeze, and cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS Di'.—Morning, Bh. 15m.—Afternoon, Bb.. 56m. fo-htou.a.ow.-Morning, 9h. 36m.—Afternoon, 10h. 1502. 4 4 4 44 ' 11_,A.:41100 4344,„ LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1864. Another Government defeat—a little one it is true, but still a defeat—in the House of Commons last evening ! Another adjournment of the Con ference—though not one sine die, still an indefinite adjournment—according to the Home Secretary, in answer, last night, to the inquiries of the right hon. gentleman the Leader of the Opposition ! Certainly the present is, as yet, the most dawdling, confused, incoherent session we have had to endure even during the present Parlitte It opened, this session, with no policy, or, at any rate with no explainable policy on the part of the Administration. It opened with no papers in regard to the question of the hour, the most imminent of all European questions, that, namely, relating to the Dano-German diffi culty. In the Royal Speech inaugurating the Session, there was not even the faintest promise °r the despatches, relating to that momentous sub j ct, being laid before the two Houses—though the Speech of the Royal Commissioners (lid make men tion of the forthcoming papers in regard to our new misund erstandings with the Japanese. When asked- -- WhY the Royal Speech was thus dumb about the D in o- Gerro,„ difficulty ? the Prime Minister, in answer to DISRAELI, upon the very first night of the &salon, actually gave, as a reason, that 11linisters had refrained from mentioning it for feu o f m aking the Speech too long ! Mention therefore was mode , In the Royal Speech, of the forthcoming paper s reg ar d to the Japanese in difficulty, but not of papers forthcoming in regard to the Dano-Germen difficulty—the former being, of the two, so vastly more impor tent ! When pressed to give a promise of the latter papers, however—after the Royal Speech —it W hy, of course, you are going to h the e ve them: , was reply, " and pleney of them, to boot " I certainly wish you joy of the treat of reading them I .' ) was the jocose taunt of the veteran First Lord of the Treasury. Weil, there can be no doubt about it that any one really desirous of having the joy of reading these despatches had to wait long enough before he could manage to begin ment. his enjoyment. Ministers had to be worried into the fulfilment of their extorted promise in regard to the publication of them. And, even then, the papers only began to drop in, in stalment by instalment, in driblets. The meaning of all which, of course, was perfectly obvious. Like Mr. and Mrs. MICAWBER, Government was waiting for something to turn up ! If only discussion could be delayed—there was no knowing what might not turn up ! Out of the mere Chapter of Accidents there might actually come forth the most delightful of extrications. And so—for that simple reason — matters were delayed as long as possible. It looked badly no doubt; but what mattered mere appearances ? The simple fact of delay was everything. As to the charge directed against Ministers in regard to the particular Continental Difficulty referred to, the galling, and doubly gall ing, because obviously accurate, charge of their having no definite, or at any rate no explainable po licy in the emergency—it was sufficient to retaliate upon this taunt from the Opposition,—" No Policy ? Well, for the matter of that, what might be your own Policy ?" In other words—" You ask the Policy of the Government ? What may be the Po:iey of the Opposition ?" Certainly a very novel and a very cool rejoinder from any Ad ministration !—when, at a juncture of more fan usual difficulty, they are asked (naturally enough) to explain themselves—to explain, that is, their in tentions !' Ordinarily, we take it, the discovery of a policy is the duty not of an Opposition, hr of an Administration ! What is a Governmer t formed for but to arrange and carry out a def. aitive policy ? Besides—it is simply prepostero ,t 3 ...zeal in the most careful manner alt tat 1..:d 1 1 ednin;: in regard to a complicated sr ties of dipe, aatie diffi culties, and then before r angle despatch explaining what has been done, or is doing, is published, to say to the very people who are thus carefully kept in the dark in regard to those difficuities—What would you suggest to enable us to get out of them ! The retort, here, is, really and truly, one of the very feeblest imaginable. The function of an Opposition is to.criticise the policy—not to suggest the policy— of a Government. Ridiculous, however, though the cause, thus adopted, has been in itself throughout —it must, nevertheless, be allowed to have been in its results, or, at least, in the attainment of its object, hitherto eminently successful. It has secured all that it was intended to secure—meaning a delay ; delay upon delay; postponement after postponement. Despatches have been yielded up grudgingly, bit by bit, to the importunate demanders of them. February was easily enough run out, just the fag end of it, — then March—and now even April. And by the time some explanation must otherwise have proved all but inevitable, the Conference which has just barely begun its sittings here in London yields a better excuse than any delayed Blue-book could have done, for the putting off indefinitely of the evil day of open discussion in the House of Commons, face to face with an irritated and formidable Opposition. In some shape or another, the evil day for this open discussion must come at last—nolens volens, her Majesty's Ministers—whether (that is to say) yielded up by or extorted from:the Government. It is much to be regretted that Mr. PEACOCKE'S resolution was negatived, but still it is some com pensation to reflect that the subject was so well discussed, and the opportunity afforded to many speakers of setting forth the facts of the case and exhibiting the conduct of the Government in its true colours. It is indeed an astonishing thing that, happen what may, the present Cabinet never will own that they are in the wrong. They must pretend to be immaculate, and whether nations or individuals decide against their tactics and condemn their course it is all alike to them. In the present case the obstinacy and infatuation of the Ministers is rendered more remarkable by the fact that they have themselves virtually ignored their first deci sion. The second communication seemed to cancel the first, and yet they will not allow the said in • structions to be revoked. Such infatuation is quite unworthy of men in a high position, and the suc cess which they met with will not improve their characters nor save their reputation hereafter from scorn and reproach. It is trying to outwit fate to go on in this shutting style, and to be so timorous lest anything be done officially or put on record which may displease the Americans. They are defeating their own ends, because nothing can be more likely to exasperate that particular people than to have their affairs thus continually brought forward and discussed in both Houses of the Legislature, and to hear the most unflatter ing and unfavourable construction put upon their motives, their acts, and their remarks. How much better it would be to look the matter boldly in the Lice, and to decide at once what is to be done, and wherefore should a decision should be arrived at. Mr. PEACOCKE made a very lucid speech, and exposed the fallacies of the course pur sued by the Government through the whole of the transactions. He very properly censured their unworthy mode of dealing with it at the conclusion. The responsibility could not rest with the Governor of the Cape, it must remain with the authorities at home. This was a very true and correct way of looking at the question, and those who wade through the details of this complicated affair, will coincide with the remarks of Mr. PEACOCKE—tkat is to say, if they set out on the inquiry with neu tralised minds, and are free from prejudice and partiality, It is not often, indeed, that a Govern ment have made such a confusion of a matter as they have done in this celebrated affair of the Tuscaloosa. It is too late for the Solicitor General to come to the rescue, and say that this was an " isolated" case, because instructions would be sent to our colonies which would prevent the recur rence of such questions!. This will be quite ime possible while the present policy reigns supreme, and it is always easy for the Government to revoke or rescind previous orders, and pretend that a dif ferent aspect has been assumed by such and such an occurrence, and that, therefore, different rules must be observed. The very futile arguments of the speakers on the Treasury benches were speedily demolished by the forcible speech of Sir HUGE CAIRNS. He soon showed on what a fragile tenure they hung, and what absurd reasons were given for the exhibition of all the clap-trap and hubbub that took place. In the first place, one of the strongest points put forward by the Attorney General and the Solicitor General was, that there was doubt as to the character of the vessel, whether she was not really a " prize" being passed off as a vessel of war. To this specious plea the following conclusive state ment was made by Sir HUGH CAIRNS, that the American Consul, who, of all others, was most likely to make the worst of the case, distinctly declared in his report that the Tuscaloosa was "an armed vessel." Further on, he says that she " was fitted out with arms to prey upon the commerce of the United States." A case must be bad, indeed, when its advocates employ such shallow devices to illustrate their meaning, and have recourse to ex pedients of so questionable a nature as those that were strenuously set forth by the law officers of the Crown. Sir HUGH CAIRNS also demonstrated the falsity of the reports with respect to the " low mis sion" of the ship, and thus adroitly summed up the inconsistent conduct of the Authorities with respect to the vessel now under dispute :—" When they did not know whether she had a commission they let her alone, but the moment she produced her com mission they seized her." This seems very like the conduct of the wolf towards the lamb in the fable, and it was acting on preconceived notions and according to foregone conclusions, quite unmoved and uninfluenced by the real nature of the evidence before them, or the character of the events that transpired. It is only to be wondered at that more confusion has not arisen from such unfair conduct and the exercise of such biassed viewa. On another point Sir HUGH CAIRNS briefly touched, namely, the unbecoming manner in which the vessel was returned at last, without one word of apology or one promise of restitution for the losses sustained by delay. It was just as well for the Ministers that there was no occasion to answer this part of the attack of their formidable opponent, for they would have found it very difficult to do so. Conduct more wanting in good taste and proper feeling was never displayed by the agents of a mighty power and the representatives of a foremost nation. It is really disgraceful to reflect upon, and, as Sir H. CAIRNS aptly described it, "You act so with a people with whom you think you can deal in that way with safety, but would you have acted so with the United States ?" The most unscrupulous partisan would have been very much puzzled to give a plausible reply to this downright accusation. It is no real service to render to the Ministers to afford them opportunities of dealing more strainedly with foreign powers, and of bestowing carte blanche upon them to work out their own extraordinary ends to the States that they honour with their friendship, and the countries that have the mis fortune to be under the ban of their displeasure. It will be strange if we do not hear more some day of the mischievous course of policy which the Foreign Office and the Colonial Office have thought fit to adopt. It has neither wit nor wisdom to recom mend it, it does not represent the dignity of our own oountry, and it works unjustly concerning other I nations. The debate on Mr. LINDSAY'S motion respecting the construction of Harbours of Refuge, although practically resulting in the triumph of the Govern• went, can hardly fail to have confirmed the general impression on the subject. There are few persons who are at all familiar with the perils of our storm-beaten and rock-bound coasts, who will not readily admit that sufficient protection and shelter is not afforded to the vast marine traffic that is con tinually going on past our shores. Whether from misplaced economy, from local jealousies, from ignorance, from indifference, or that fatal supine ness which rules supreme in every official depart ment, precautions are neglected, and dangers left unheeded, notwithstanding the vast interests at stake in the welfare of our shipping interests by no means confined tee one class of the community. Rocks, easily removable, by means of modern science, are left to camber busy ocean highways, while harbours of refuge on our exposed and dan gerous coasts are still few and far between. Of course many of the marine casualties are owing to the ships being ill-found and ill-banned, or still worse, to what Sir JOHN PAXINGTGN very properly styled " the fatal ambition of making rapid voyages ;" an ambition which too often produces a disregard of risk and an indifference to danger that are nothing less than recklessness. But, although such imprudence is but too common, it affords no excuse for neglecting those precautions which might, even in those cases where disaster might have been avoided, save the crew and pas sengers from toe consequences of the rashness of their commankr. As usuml, in the course of the discussion on Mr. LINDSAY'S motion, very con tradictory views were put forward. The hon. member for Sunderland himself, in submitting his motion to the House, set forward very plainly and sensibly the arguments is its favour. He reminded his hearers that two Committees of the House itself, as well as e Royal Commission, had recommended the constrittion of harbours of refuge, and that that recommendation had been confirmed by a resolution of the House. Under such circumstances it appears certainly strange that nothing should have been d,ne, and that even Mr. LINDSAY'S motion, temperate and general as were its terms, should have been 're jected by a majority of 58. This decision was, too, arrived at after hearing evidence that substantiated every argument brought forward by Mr. LINDSAY. The Parliamentary Committees and the Royal Com mission had all inquired most carefully into the matter, and they had come to a unanimous conclu sion. The latter tribunal had numbered among its members some who were especially qualified to judge —among them being Admiral WASHINGTON, late Hydrographer to the Admiralty ; Captain TEITCH, formerly of the Board of Trade ; and Mr. COODE, an engineer who has devoted much time to the construction of breakwaters. In opposition to their opinion, however, is placed a mysterious docu ment, emanating from a gentleman at the Board of Trade, who declines to endorse it acith his name. The Government may be naturally not unwilling to accept his view of the matter, but the public will be less complaisant, and will ask for further and more authentic evidence than a nameless report like this. We are glad to find Sir J.PAHINGTON epeaking sostrongly in favour of the motion, which, as he justly observed, has been supported by a combination of opinion which no Government should disregard. It is worthy of notice that Mr. LINDSAY'S motion did not in any way fetter the movements of the Government, or bind them to follow any specific course. It merely called upon them to carry out the repeated recommendations in favour of these harbours, leaving them perfectly free as to all de tails, so that we regard the opposition of the Go vernment, not only as directed against any parti cular harbour or special amount of expenditure, but as against the principle itself. Mr. GIBSON, who endeavoured to prove some discrepancy in the various reports, and asserted that it was the object of Government to encourage self reliance instead of favouring particular interests by grants of public money, also denied that the construction of har bours of refuge would decrease the amount of losses at see, by any considerable amount. The right hon. gentleman would do well to remember, however, that such losses are not easily traced to their real causes. As Mr. CAVE remarked, " The number of ships absolutely stranded on an inhospitable coast is no measure of those which are lost because the coast is harbourless, or which might have been saved had a port been under their lee. Many a vessel is wrecked on the Shetlands for want of barboure in Yorkshire. The actual loss may take place hundreds of miles from the cause of it." He supported this view by an ext ract from the writings of Mr. STEVENSON, the architect of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, who cited the case of some 70 vessels, who, keeping at sea for fear of the Bell Rock, before the erection of the lighthouse, were most of them wrecked on the eastern shores of Scotland. The expense of the construction is, of course, the real difficulty in the matter, Mr. GIBSON declaring that it would take 14,000,000 to do all that was required, and Mr. LINDSAY asking for less than a quarter of a million. Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE proposed to settle the mat ter by charging a toll on chipping in order to de. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1864, fray the expenses of these harbours, and contended that a constitutional principle was involved in the matter. The proper course would undoubtedly be to begin at once the construction of a few harbours in places where they are most urgently needed, since it should be remembered that these harbours are works of time, and that it will be long enough before those now commenced tura to public profit. Without at once rushing from one extreme to the other, and charging the revenue with an outlay of four millions, it is surely possible to make a prudent and limited commencement. It is a matter of Im perial rather than of class interest, since it would be hard to say what body is not concerned directly or indirectly in the welfare of our marine traffic. Let the Government, then, leave off disputing about minor points, and la 3 ing down large theories, when they well know that they are called upon to deal with a very extensive .and practical trouble. Let them immediately undertake the construction of some of the harbours most wanted, undertaking boldly to defray the cost, and leaving the question of those less urgently needed to be settled while these are building. Only let them remember that winds and waves do not wait for acts of Parlia ment, and that every month lost in shifting respon sibilities and discussing constitutional law is dearly paid for by the country in life in property. DR, GLADSTONE, (From the Court Journal.) In regard to Garibal6i's departure the first error was the differing of the doctors. One tells us that the General is in Sound health, another that the General's head is likely to be affected, and that Garibaldi will have a fit of epilepsy; a third says that it is the General's leg he fears for, and not the wounded one, but the other, the scound leg, which will suffer in its efforts to save the wounded one, Here is a con fusion of evidence. Then came the sanitary committee, at which the lay physicians, headed by Dr. Gladstone, have sucked the heads of their canes, and stated that it is a decided case of a breaking up of health, and this inquisition agrees that the General must leave at once. The public are surprised, and say to him, "How do you feel, General ?" "Oh, perfectly well," is the reply, but Dr. Gladstone and Co. shake their heads and say, " You are in error ; you are very ill." The whole proceedings are fit for a farce, and nothing else, and if Lord Palmerston would be kind enough to recommend bleeding and warm water, having read that a certain Dr. Sangrado, a famous Spanish doctor, was of this way of thinking, the farce would be complete. The light begins to break in upon us after we make up our mind, through these discrepancies, that there is no truth in the report that the General is ill, and when we read in Mr. Gladstone's speech that "he ventured also to tell the General that there was some risk lest the magnificent and national reception which had been given to him in the great metropolis of this country, and which really formed an his tot ical event, would not gain, but possibly even rather lose, something of its real dignity from being frequently repeated elsewhere," we pause and ask what is the meaning of:this further argument ? If we rightly understand the matter it is the health of the General which Dr. Gladstone and the members of the sanitary inquisition are careful about, It was stated to the world to be the solo reason for desiring the General to leave, but it here appears they have another reason for wishing Garibaldi to quit the country—namely, that the glory of the London reception shall not be eclipsed —therefore the first statement is not pure and simply true ; and if not fully true, how much of it would any sensible man be inclined to accept ? Not a word of it; and to con firm that belief they have the General's own answer, who writes —" DEAR FRIENDS,—I feel obliged to leave Eng land ;"—The italics are the General's own, signifying, if italics do signify anything, that we are to ponder over the word " obliged," and make the most of it. And so we will. Who obliged you ? Why, not the French Emperor, for we take his word, emphatically given, for his honour's sake, and because, chiefly, that there is no earthly 'reason for his being offended with English enthusiasm, as enthusiasm would bs accorded to his Majesty by the entire English public were he to honour the country with a visit to-morrow; and Garibaldi did not say a word to awaken any feelings of acrimony against the French Emperor at home or abroad, therefore we accept his Majesty's word. What reason have the English Government to wish his absence? What other than French influence can have been brought to bear ? Garibaldi, excited beyond his prudent resolves, upon the receipt of the sword given by the Italians on Saturday, enunciated strong political sentiments against Austria, and has also not been moderate in his remarks about Russia and Prussia. And this while the General is the feted of Ministers. , It must, therefore, be naprally unpleasant to those foreign Powers, and it i s cor t a b they would allow tdeir didrdesiure in some act, if possible. Have they done so? The answer may be given in the fact of their having declined to attend the Conference on the 20th under the silly plea that time was not given to M. de 13eust to get to London; In these days of locomotion it is possible to do the distance between Dresden and London in three weeks—ix a hurry, in forty eight hours—so that, the date of the meeting having been fixed for three weeks past for the 20th, there seems no foundation for the silly given cause of declining to come. Shall we not rather seek it in the presence of Garibaldi and the doings of our Ministers? and is it not most likely that the Government have shown their delemma to Garibaldi, and that he, with the true instincts of a gentleman, says to his host—that is, to the Government—" If I inconvenience you, I will pack up my bundle and go ;'' upon which the delicate Government host says, " I think it would be better for your health ?" There never was such an egregious bit of meddling and muddling for a long time past. Take the most simple read ing according to their own wishes, and we have the act of timid girlish men, who are fearful lest their protigd should over -exert himself—he, a man who has but just declared his determination not to rest and be thankful but to brave the dangers of a heavy campaign when chance shall favour him—a man who has so often listened to the roar of death-dealing most cannonade, and sought to do his pur pose in the fearful scenes of peril. This man would, per haps, rejoice in death itself were it to come so luxuriously, and crowning him with such glory as he would attain by being a martyr to popular enthusiasm in this country— would rejoice were he to foresee suoh a halo over hie own bier, and that he would leave such a lasting incentive to his Italian brethren and the world to covet, through hon ourable patriotism and dignified conduct, a ray of the great glow which had settled over his name. The punyness of the doing is no way a kindness to Garibaldi, and induces us much to challenge the common-sense judgment of the sani tary committee, Why did not they crown their work by asking for a national subscription for a suit of flannel, a waterproof cloak, worsted comforter, and a large Gamp um brella to protect the dear General from cold in the present delicate state of his health induced from his visit to this country, ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The usual annual general meeting of the Zoological Society of London was held yesterday at the society's house in Han over-square; the president, tho Right Hon. Sir G. Clerk, Bart.,;,F.R.S., in the chair. The secretary read the re port of the council. He stated that the number of fol lows and other members of the society then amounted to 1,754. The number of fellows elected since the last anniversary had been 170—of annual subscribers 15—and two fellows had been re-admitted under the provisions of the by-laws, making a total addition of 187 members to the roll of the society since the anniversary of 1863. Amongst the names of those who had joined the society since the last anniversary, it was with no small degree of satisfaction that the council had to record that of his Royal Highness the;Prince of Wales, who had also consented to his name being placed on the roll of members as vice-patron next to that of her Majesty the Queen, the Patroness of the Society. The income of the society in the year 1863 had reached a total of £20,284 12s. 11d., being the largest sum ever received in any one year except the two exhibition years, and exceeding the average income of the three ordinary years which preceded it by about £4,000. The total expenditure for tke year 1863 had been £25,422 16s. 4n. On the Ist of January last there were 567 quadrupeds, 1,063 birds, and 100 reptiles in the society's menagerie, forming in the whole by far the largest and most complete series of living animals in Europe; that, although it became more difficult every year to find additions in the shape of animals quite new to such a collection, 12 mammals, 35 birds, 22 reptiles, and 8 fishes had been exhibited alive for the first time in the year 1863. The report having been received and adopted, the ballot for the council and officers of the society for the ensuing year was taken, vc here upon it was declared that Lord Braybrooke, W. H. Gregory, Esq., M.P., E. Hamilton, Esq., M.D., Rev. Edward Cavendish Taylor, M.A., and Vis count Walden had been elected into the coancil in the place of Rev. John Barlow, M.A., F./LS'' Hugh Falconer, M.D., F.R.S., Lord Lilford, James Salter, M.D., and George R. Waterhouse, Esq., re moved therefrom; and that'the following officers had been chosen out of the council for the ensuing year, namely :--President, the Right Hon. Sir George Clerk, Bart., D.C.L., F.R.S., &o.; treasurer, Mr. Robert Drummond ; and secretary, Philip Lut ley Sclater, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., &c. The meet ing closed with the usual votes of thanks to the Council and auditors for their reports, and to the President for taking the OWL LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELiGRABIS.] AMERICA. (Per the Persia via Roche's Point.) DEFEAT OF GENERAL BANKS, WITH GREAT LOSS. The royal mail steamship Persia arrived at Queenstown at 4.15 a.m. this day. She brings 189 passengers and 622,919 dollars in specie. The Persia landed 30 passengers and 77 sacks of mails, and proceeded for Liverpool at 4.30 a.m. NEW YORK, APRIL 19, Morning. The Confederates have withdrawn from Fort Pil low in a Northerly direction. General Sherman's account of the capture of Pillow states that 300 coloured troops were murdered by the Confederates. President Lincoln has made a speech at Baltimore stating that if the reports concerning the murdering of negroes at Fort Pillow were confirmed, he should retaliate, but he asked if it would be right to take the lives of individuals or only one man, therefore it would be necessary to determine hereafter upon the form of retaliation. It is reported that Hardee's corps has left Dalton, Tennessee, for Virginia. General Kilpatrick has been relieved from his command in the army of the Potomac, and ordered to report to Sherman. It is reported that General Grant will give M.Clellan an active command. A naval court-martial is in session in New York, for the trial of the mate of the barque Saxon for murder, Both houses of the New York State Legislature have passed a resolution to pay the interest of the State debts to all creditors in greenbacks. The steamer Alliance has been captured in Savannah River. Mr. Chase has returned to Washington. The Saxonia has arrived out. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, APRIL 19 (Evening). Money tight. Government Securities are much lower. Gold has fluctuated since Monday between 71 and 67, and is quoted to-day at 69. The large sales of gold and exchange by the Government, the public purchases of customs and gold certificates, and the subscriptions to the 10 40 loan being all payable in greenbacks, have created a scarcity of that currency, and an extreme stringency in money, resulting in a general derangement of financial matters and a violent panic in stocks, which con tinued unabated from Saturday till this morning. Money is easier to-day, the panic has subsided, and stocks are rallying. Greenbacks are quoted 1 per cent. above Bank currency. The Government has stopped selling gold certificates. Bills for largely increased taxation and duties will shortly be introduced in Congress. Exchange on London, 84 86/, Stocks, prices lower. New York Centrals, 136, Illinois, 128 k. Erie, 113 i. 6 per Cent. United States bonds, 108. Cotton quiet. Middling Upland, 80. Flour and wheat very dull. Corn declining. Provisions dull. DEFEAT OF BANKS. NEW YORK, APRIL 20 (Morning), A severe engagement occurred on the Bth be. tween the advance of General Banks' army and the Confederates at Pleasant Hill, beyond Grand Ecore, Louisiana. The Confederates fell back skirmishing for five miles, when they end denly assaulted the Federals with superior forces. The Federal cavalry in front were routed, causing a demoralised retreat of the infantry in the rear. The 19th army corps of 7,000 th i n advanced, checking the Confederates progress. Banks' army has fallen back to Grand Ecore. The Federals estimate their loss at 2,000 men, and one battery ; the Confederates, however, estimate the Federal loss at 14,000 men. A large number of wounded have arrived at Baton Rouge. General Lee is rumoured to have crossed the Rapidan. The Confederate Gen. Wirt Adams is reported to have defeated the Federals on Big Black River with the loss of several hundred prisoners. The New fork Herald asserts that Grant has relieved General Butler from military duty, and appointed him to the civil supervision of the Penin sular Department. The following military changes are reported from Washington :_Gen. Gilmore has been superseded by Gen. Hatch in the command at Charleston; and Gen. Hurlbut, at Memphis, is replaced by Gen, Washburne. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. There was a large fall in Government Securities yesterday, but prices have since rallied. A severe and unabated stock panic has prevailed from Satur day last until Tuesday. A fall of from 10 to 50 per cent. took place in several descriptions of stock. Several failures in the Stock Market are an nounced. The market has since rallied considerably. New York Centrals are now :quoted 135, Illinois 130, Erie 1131. Gold, 69 per cent. prem. Exchange on London, 184. Money tight. Petroleum, crude, 39 to 40; ditto, refined, 50 to 61. EVACUATION OF FREDERICIA. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 29, 4 8 P.M. In pursuance of ord, rs issued by the Government, Fredericia has been evacuated by the Danish troops. The most valuable materiel of war and the stores of gunpowder were brougx. t away. The guns left behind were spiked. BERLIN, APRIL 30. Advices from Warsaw state that great prepara. tions are being made at the Imperial Sommer Palace of Lazienkiff, for the reception of some illus. lions visitors. INDIA. BOMBAY, APRIL 14. Piece goods, twikt and cotton, firm. Exchange on London 3s. lid. Government Securities 4 per Cents. 94k; ditto 5 per Cents. 1041; ditto 5; per Cents., 112. Freight for cotton to Liverpool, 555. to 655. CALCUTTA, APRIL, 13. Grey shirtings and mule twist improving. Ex change on London 2s. 19d. Government securities 4 per cents, 971 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 1061 ; ditto 51, 1141. Freight for seeds 675. 6d. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 29. The Valetta and Delta with the above mails left mails left here at 10 a.m. this day. The former may be expected at Marseilles about ,he sth, and the latter at Southampton about the 12th May. THE INDIAN BUDGET, REDUCTION OF THE IMPORT DUTIES. (By Telegraph from Suez.) CALCUTTA, April 14. Sir Charles Trevelyan has introduced his budget in the Legislative Council. The surplus for the year 1863.64 amounted to £30,000. The surplus for the year 1864.65 is estimated at £820,000. The 10 per cent. import duties are reduced to 71 per cent. The valuation of piece goods and yarns is adjusted to the market rates, thus doubling the duty. The tobacco duty is reduced to 10 per cent. P OR TUGAL. LISBON, April 24. This letter will be forwarded by the steamer Maria Pia, belonging to the Portuguese Steam Company, Lusitania. The tobacco monopoly was to have been sup pressed on May 1, but the debates in the House of Deputies had delayed the bill so long that the Go vernment agreed with the Peers in Committee to alter the clause for suppression to Jan. 1, 1865. The Bill thus amended, now under debate, and likely to pass the Upper House, is very creditable to the Administration, and the public satisfaction ought to encourage them to follow the same liberal policy in other respects. The price of Portuguese stock has been well main tained here at 501- to 50/. Exchange on London, 53d for three months' bills. It is understood the Bill for the sale of the Barreiro Railway and the extensions contracted with the South Eastern of Portugal Railway Com pany is to be immediAtely brought before the Cortes, as also that some definitive course will be adopted before the close of the Legislative Session respecting the Cintra line and Lisbon docks, so long in abeyance. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 29.—The market has been again heavy, and prices show a slight further decline, Threes, for the Account, being now at 66f. 65c. Mobilier, which opened at 1,185 F., have since gra dually improved to 1,200 f., but with only a limited amount of badness doing. Railway Shares rather offered, and some of the lines are a trill lower. The market closed as follows : 4t per Cents 94 Do. end month — 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 70 Credit blobilier 1 205 Do. end month 1205 Bank Shares 3350 Credit Fonder 1250 Roman Italian Loan 6B 75 Do. end month 6B 70 Drew ditto ...... Do. end month — Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 5l/ home Debt Deferred vaYs. Cash. Account. 885 a . 887 50 975 .. 975 940 .. 945 885 665 .. 660 500 475 .. 477 50 370 367 50 410 .. 413 75 555 .. 556 25 492 50 490 567 50 .. 567 50 270 265 RA IL Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto S3uthern Western ~• Eastern Sardinian .. Austrian Lon'bard North of Spain Saragossa . • Ditto to Barcelona LITERATURE, The Elixir of Youth, a Legend in four parts, with other Poems and Notes. By John Lodge Eller ton, M.A. Author of " The Bridal of Salerno," &c. One Vol., pp. 262. Longman. Mr. Ellerton has chosen for the theme of his longest poem an old legend of the alchemists, said to have been found among a collection of manuscripts at Padua a century or two back. The story wo remem ber reading many years ago in some periodical. The subject is wall suited for a ballad, it is dismal and thrilling enough to please the lovers of the ter rible, and the moral conveyed is appalling. The elixir of life has been discovered by an anxious enquirer—the elixir of life, at the anointing touch of which the dead body of age is endued with the life and beauty of youth; but to whom shall the precious deposit be entrusted ? The old man Ugo lino entrusts it to his son Manfred, who selfishly desires to retain it for himself. He first essays the efficacy of the gift by letting one drop fall into the dull eye of his dead father. " When, lo I at once it beamed, instinct With pure and living light, And gazed with rapture on the youth ( Transparent, full, and b r i g ht I" ManTrea, 'how,rt,r, th e p r i o vlG,l3o R oe a •.• withdraws. "The eye flashed fire, as if it fain The parricide would blight With one fierce withering glance of hate, Then closed in endless night." A ghastly picture, indeed ! And even more direful is the result of Manfred's own machina tions. A love story of " Evaine and Agnes," and some taiscAlaneous poems of average merit complete the volume. Legends of Iceland. Collected by Jon Arnason. Translated by G. E. J. Powell and Eirkur Magnusson, with twenty-eight illustrations. 1 Vol., pp. 263. Bentley. The frozen regions of the North have a literature and a fairy-lore peculiarly their own. The trolls and the elves and the fairy-folk of Iceland differ widely from the English fairies of "Arthur's day." They have a kindred resemblance, perhaps, to the Brownies of Scotland,and an innate sympathy in the practical roguery of Robin Goodfellow. Yet the national peculiarities of the elves of the North are unmistakeable, and the legends of their doings and misdoings may (as they have done in the instance before us) fill a good volume. Jon Arneson, who has been surnamed the Grimm of Iceland, having emulated the labours of those German brothers, whose name is so unsuitable to their occupation—Jon Arneson has col lected the majority of the fairy tales of Iceland —stories of water-monsters, stories of trolls, stories of ghosts and goblins, and miscellaneous stories of every imaginable description. These tales, so delightful to the hearts of children of all ages, are here presented to us in an English dress. As a literary cariosity the work is valuable, as Iceland holds a high place in romantic literature. The weird tales here collected acquire additional force from the very clever illustrations which accom pany them. These illustrations are some of them most grotesque and most alarming. The girl pursued across the morass by the terrible Giantess —the dreadful monster which affrights Kolberm— the skeleton seated in the church and others, are enough to leave a terrible impression on all who see them. Same of these pictures, as, for example, that of the figures standing on the brink of a pre cipice, at page 72, or that of the youth groping his way in the subterranean passage, are very cleverly designed. Artists and engravers have done their best to add to the attraction of these enthralling and some of them appalling legends. Seat of Under Secretary of State, The following is the report of the last meeting of the se lect committee on this question : April 27, 1861.—Members present : Mr Massey in the chair. Sir George Grey, Mr Disraeli, Mr Walpole, Mr Attorney-General, the Lord Advocate, Mr G. Hardy, Mr Attorney-General for Ireland, Sir William Heathcote, Lord R, Cecil, Mr Hunt, Mr Dodson, and Sir H. Cairns. t, The committee deliberated. Motion made and question proposed, "That the seat of the Under Secretary of State last appointed is not vacated."—(the Attorney. General) — Amendment proposed, to leave out from the first word " the" to the end of the question, in order to aid the words " Office of Under Secretary to the Principal Secretary of State, to which the Marquis of Hartington was on the 28th of April, 1863, appointed, was a new office of place or profit under the Crown, within the meaning of section 25 of the 6th Anne, c. 7"—(Sir Hugh Cairns)—instead thereof. — Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question"—The committee divided—Ayes, 7 Sir G. Grey, Mr Attorney-General, the Lord Advocate, Mr Attorney-General for Ireland, Sir W. Heathcote, Mr. Hunt, Mr Dodson. Noes, s—Mr Disraeli, Mr WalPele, Sir H. Cairns, Mr G. Hardy, and Lord Robert Cecil. Main question put—The committee divided. Ayes 6-- Sir G. Grey, Mr Attorney-General, the Lord Advocate, Attorney- General for Ireland, Sir W. Heathcote, Mr Dod son. Noes, 6—Mr Disraeli, Mr Walpole, Sir Hugh Cairns, Mr. G. Hardy, Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. Hunt. Whereupon the chairman declared himself with the ayes. Resolved, " That the beat of the Under Secretary el State last appointed is not vacated." ➢lotion made and question, " That the above resolution be reported to the house," put and agreed to. Ordered to report. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY. — Yesterday the admissions on payment were 1,430; do, by ;season C.cketo, 995 ; total, 2,425. . „ ciEr, rittibr ' HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, April 29. The Queen and Princess Louise, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce and Major-General Seymour , drove out yesterday afternoon. The Dowager Countess of Mount,Etigcurnbe has succeeded Viscountess Jocelyn as Lady in Waiting Return of the Prince and Princess of Wales to London, The Prince and Princess of Wales and the inf 6nt prince left Sandlingbam yesterday shortly before two o'clock, and, travelling by special train on the Great E astern Railway, reached Marlboroug" House, at 20 minutes past five. Their royal highnesses were attended by the 11 05 ' Mrs. Grey, Lieut.-General Knollys, Captain WO) Mr. Fisher, and Mr. Holzmann. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales hg s graciously consented to open the fete and bazaar whichwil! be held (by permission) in the Royal Horticultu ral Gardens, in aid of the building fund of the Female Se ll°°l of Art, Queen's-square, on Thursday, the 23d of June. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort arrived at Curzon House yesterday afternoon, from Badminton, f°r the season. The Earl of Coventry and Lord Courtenay b 4ce returned to town from Newmarket. The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland hav e arrived in Upper Grosvenor-street, from Newmarket , The Countess Be Grey has issued cards for on assembly this evening, at her mansion in Carlton Gardeps' The Countess of Powis and the Ladies Herber: and the Earl of Powis have arrived in Berkeley-eci usre from Powis Castle, Welshpool, for the season. The Earl and Countess of Courtoun Heave Carlton-terrace to-day, for their seat, Courtoun Dous e ' County Wexford. Vicountess Palmerston's next assembly will tak e place on Saturday next, at Cambridge House. Viscount Canterbury arrived in town yesterdal from Newmarket. Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley received st, dinner last evening, at their mansion in Dover-street, : 11° Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Marchioness of Ely, the Countess of Airlie, Frances Countess walde' grave and Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M P., lb st. Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Mr. Alderson, &c, Lord and Lady Churchill have arrived in toga from their seat in Wiltshire, for the season. _ _ DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE JAPANESE Eg' BASSY.—One of the members of the Japanese evi' bassy has just died at Marseilles. The ambassadors, on receiving information of this incident, sent instructions 00 the hair of deceased should be cut off and brought to Paris; that no priest should accompany the funeral, a nd an ordi' nary coffin should be used, and be enveloped in white goal before inhumation. They also ordered the ground for the tomb to be purchased in perpetuity, and announce their intention of shortly forwarding the model of a mausoleum to be erected. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Arlin 29. COMPENSATION TO MR. BEWICKE. Order for committee of supply read, Motion made en d question proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair." Amendment proposed, to leave out from th e word " That" to the end of the question, in order t ° add the words " this house will, upon Monday nes t ' resolve itself into a committee to consider of an addre° to her Mjesty, praying that she will be pleased to direct adequate compensation to be given to William .Bewick' e ' of Threepwood Hall, Northumberland, for having suffered 12 months' imprisonment on a charge of which he was afterwards shown to be innocent." instead thereof. Question put, " That the words proposed to b () left out stand part of the question," The house divide d —Ayes, 118; Noes, 120. AYES-118. Adam,W. P. Goschen, G. J. Paget, Lord A. Agnew, Sir A. Gower, G. W. L. Paget, Lord C. P. Austruther, Sir R. Greaves, Edward Palmer, Sir R. Bagwell, J. Greenwood, J. Peel, Sir R. Baines, E. Gre,gson, S. Peel, F. Baring, Thos. Geo. Grentell, H. R. Ponsonby, A. Tt . Bass, M. T. Grey, Sir G. Portman, W. U••''' Bouverie, E. P. Hadfield, G. Potter, E. "tovill, Win. Banbury, It. Pryse, Capt. }if" . .^no, J. I. Harkey, Thomson Pritchard, John., •' I. A. Hardy, Gathorne I'roby, Lord G. I'. •, . :, 7., W. liartington,lllarquis Pugh, D. n'. aj.-Gen. Hayter, Sir W. Ricardo, 0. • sir A. Henderson, J. llobartcs, T. J. A• .. C. Henley, J. Robertson. P. . . de, F. IT. ii ocigson, K. It usgell, Ilasting o il, lit. lin.E, Hohnesdale, Lord Russell, A. J. J. sa e,Hn. C. Howard, Hon. C. Salomong,Aidert a ,—, ,•osse, Vist. Hunt, G. W. Seymour, DigbY S. Mitt, W. "Seymour, A .::hers, H. C. E. Jermyn, Earl ,i lord, C. C. Johnstone, Sir J. Smith, A lier, Sir R. P. Jollillb , Sir W. Stansteld, J. or.ustus k;olthurst, Sir G. liingscote, Col. Stuart, COL ,g . Cowper, Hon. W.F. Knatetibull-Hugess Trelawny, Sir d • me. Craufurd, E. H. J. Knightley, It. Villiers, lit. lion' Denman, G. Layard, A. 11. Watkins, Col. L. Dering, Sir E. Lawson, W. Weg - uelin, T. Dillwyn, Lewis L. Lefevre, G. J. S. Whalley, G. IL Duff, M. E. Leighton, Sir B. Whitbread, S. Duncombe, A. Lovaine, Lord White, L. Dunlop, A. IJ`Cann; J. Williams, W. i s. Ellice, E. 3lainwaring", T. Willoughby, Su Fenwick, E. M. Marjoribanks, D. C. Wood, air C. Fenwick, Henry Martin , J. Wood's, Henry Finch, C. W. Massey, W. N. Wrightson, W. Fostei, W. 0. Moncreiff, J. Fortes Cue, C. S. Morris, D. TELLERS. Gallwey, Sir W. P. O'Hagan, T. Gibson, T. M. Packe, Col. Brand, 11. B. Gladstone, W. E. Padmore, R. Dunbar, Sir YID. NOES-120. Adderley, C. B. Floyer. J. Noel, G. J. Annesley, Col. H. Forester, Gen. O'Conor Don, The Archdall, Capt.M,E. Forster, W. E. Barttelot, Col. French, Col. Bateson, Sir T. Galway, Viscount r ° , i L ki nk e°' iggh h ta l oei ni::: sc s ;0 1 :1 ...),(:. "4 • Beaumont,Somerset Gard, It. S. reel, J. v TA• Beecroft, G. S. Gaskell, J. M. Powys-Lybbey -.-... Bellew, It. M. Gore, J. R. 0. Ridley, Sir M. IT• Bentinck, G. C. Greenall, G. Robertson, II- Benyon, H. Greene, J. Rose, W. A. Bernard, Col. Griffith, C. D. Ncourtielo, J. - ~ 1 1 - Biddulph,;Col. R.M. Hamilton, Lord C. Selwyn, C. J Blake, J. A. Hamilton, Viscount Smith, Abel 13ramley-Moore, J. Hamilton, 1. T. Smonett, I'. Bridges, Sir B. Day, Sir J. Stanhope, Lord Bruce, Sir H. Hesketh, Sir T. Stracey, Sir 11. Bruen, Henry Heygate, W. 13 Stull, Lt.-Col. ff• Butler, C. S. Hopwood, J. T. Sullivan, M. . r . r Caird, James Horsmbal, E. Sykes, Col. IN% P; 1. Cargill, W. Hotham, Lord Talbot, Hon. W. ' Clifford, Col. Howes. E. Taylor, Colonel Clifton, Sir R. Hurnberstone, P. S. Taylor, P. ..9- v. Clive, George Jones, D. Tollemache, lion ,. Cobbett, J.. 11. Kendall, N. Torrens, R. Col. Cochrane, A. D. Ker, D. S. Tottenham,Lt. - „ - t L Codrington, Sir W. Kinglake, A. W. Trefusis, Hon. u. "- Cole, Hon. H. Langton, W. G. Trollope, Sir John Collins, T. Leatham, E. Vandeleur, Col, Corry, H. L. Lennox, Lord G. G. Vane, Lord H. 1 - ,, , Cox, W. Leslie, C. P. Walcott, Adm. J• "- Crawford, R. W. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Walter, John Cubitt, George Lowther, Col. H. C. Whiteside, J. Disraeli, Benjamin Lyall, G. Whitmore, H.. Du Cane, C. Maguire, J. P. Williams, Col. it, Dunne, CoL Maiins, R. "Wyndham, Hon . 1;, Enfield, Viscount Manners, Lord J. WyJdham, 1103 1 . Farquhar, Sir M. Martin, P. W. Yorke,. Hon. E. Ferrer, J. _ . Monseil, Rt. Hn. W. Yorke, J. R. FeHowes, Edward Montagu, Lord It. TEL.LER.S. Ferrand, W. Moor, H. Berkeley, IloN. • Fitzgerald, W. S. Nicol, William Ingham, It. GARIBALDI.—FALMOUTH, April 28.—The Undifie steam yacht got under way front Falmouth ° A Thursday morning at 6 o'clock, and proceeded with mode rate wind and calm weather. The Mayor and C or posati eli had met, and resolved on and prepared an address to t ile General, but a note was received from the Duke of Suthe i " land, late on Wednesday evening, addressed to the I'o l Clerk, stating that as the yacht would start at daylig let t he ceremony and presentation could not take place. THE BUILDING TRADE AT BIRMINGII.Am• — n i ` . ferences have arisen between the master build 0 00 the bricklayers, and other operatives of that class, at :Oi l '' =lngham, the consequences of which way be a general strike, The circumstances are shortly as follows :—E aril"! the middle of last year points of dispute arose, partly i ll re feronce to the wages scale. These were, himeNer, arrang e d ' and in the middle of June it was d e termined that th layers should receive 278- pe r week as w ages , t h e nu. %abet „. ° working hours to be 591 —that is, from 6 in the rn ornin until half-past sin the evening, and on the Saturday up 5 o'clock, the men to be allowed sufficient time to wal k their work to be at the pay -table at 5. The systeta thu4 fixed was carried out through last year under a joint code of rules framed by the master builders and workmen. Yr °l° ,, some of these both parties dissented, and in accordance Wit.' an arr angement notice o f t hat dissent was given by e ac a ll party in January. On the part of the men it was siipul 3t % that they should leave work at such a time on Saturday `) to be at the pay-table at 4 o'clock. Under the new code the master builders it was proposed that the men sh ould work from 6 t o 6 on th e fi r st five days, and leave off at half past lon a Saturday. These and other matters of diel 3ll ` ‘) led to the issue which has brought the operat i ves to tie verge of a strike, which, if matters are not arranged, wil take place on Monday next. Various attempts have been u 3 3 " ." to bring about an arrangement, but hitherto these have ee° l unsuccessiul. The architects have interposed. They call°. a meeting of the masters and men, which was held yoter day, and was attended by a large number of both ela.`-l' es. The result was the passing of a resolution that it was d e ' sirable to settle the dispute by arbitration or by conferen ce ,: arid a deputation from the architects was appointe d to atteu' the conference of the men with the Master Builders' Asso ciation, appointed to be held last evening. The w ase l carpenters, plasterers, and others are all of them interested in this question, so that in all probability a s trike en the part of one class of the operatives would inv olve the other- A point with the master builders is that all the eDgagcd in the business shall leave off work at th e same time, It 15 stated that the wages of the bricklayers in Birmingham have been advanced nearly 15 per cent. in the course of tho 'ast 15 years.